Director of Coding

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. seeks a senior leader to oversee the transition of facility HIM coding and revenue cycle management to the HSC. You will plan, deploy, and align coding processes with HSC goals, ensuring continuity and high-quality outcomes.

The role requires advanced HIM certifications (RHIA/RHIT/CCS), a Bachelor's in HIM, and 8+ years of acute care coding with 5+ years in management. A proven track record in large coding pools and transformation projects is preferred.

Qualifications

• RHIA, RHIT and CCS certifications required.
• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in HIM.
• Minimum 8 years acute care HIM coding experience.
• Minimum 5 years healthcare management/leadership.
• Experience managing large coding pools or reviewers.
• Consulting or proven work in process transformation, shared services or change management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with transition and business continuity of facility HIM coding and revenue cycle management processes from the facilities to the HSC.
• Plan, prepare and integrate facility HIM coding processes with the HSC during deployment.
• Monitor against a HSC-specific business plan.
• Build and maintain high quality HIM coding processes.
• Serve as liaison between HSC leadership and facility HIM Directors during deployment.
• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of departmental policy and procedure manuals in compliance with SSG standards.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Process transformation

Change management

Communication

Healthcare operations

Education

RHIA

RHIT

CCS

Bachelor's degree in HIM

Job description

Job Description

Assist with the transition and business continuity of facility HIM coding and revenue cycle management processes from the facilities to the HSC-Interview and hire HSC coding staff-Plan, prepare and integrate facility HIM coding processes with the HSC during deployment-Participate in key communications efforts with HIM personnel, HIM leadership, facility leadership, SSC leadership, and Division leadership-Assist in managing the organizational consolidation of facility HIM coding processes to the HSC-Assist with the technology implementation for consolidation of activities-Monitor against a HSC-specific business plan-Build and maintain high quality HIM coding processes-Assure accurate transfer of data from facility to HSC-Serve as a liaison between HSC leadership and facility HIM Directors during deployment-Assist with the preparation and maintenance of departmental policy and procedure manuals in compliance with SSG standards

Qualifications

RHIA, RHIT and CCS required.Bachelor's degree required, preferably in HIM.Minimum 8 years acute care HIM recent inpatient and outpatient coding experience strongly preferred.Minimum 5 years healthcare management/leadership required.Experience managing a large coding pool and or coding reviewer pool strongly preferred.Consulting or proven work experience in areas of process transformation, process reengineering, shared services, change management and project management a plus.

Additional Information

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